This past 1st Wednesday of July (aka 07.03.19) Mad Swirl whirled up our open mic madness! All you Poet-riots and Creative Conspirators, came to celebrate a revolution, the birth of a nation of free expression! “Yes!” prevailed and “No” vanquished when ALL Y’ALL stood up to be heard; your poems, your songs, your selves in all your Googily-Eyed Glory!

HUGE GRATS & shout out to all you mad poets, performers, artists and musicians who helped swirl us up some googily madness!

Hosts:

Johnny O
MH Clay

Swirve:

Chris Curiel (trumpet)
Max Oepen (drums)
Ed McMahon (guitar)

Mad Mic Cast:

Johnny Olson
MH Clay
Chris Zimmerly
Opalina Salas
Brett “BA” Ardoin
Suza Kanon
Carlos Salas
Monni Devine
Harry McNabb
Tamitha Curiel

~ intermission ~

Roderick Richardson
Tom Farris
Susan Duval
Kevin
Matt Bagley
Tony Robinson
Cypher Wynters
Imari Traimonn
Jay Holland
Maverick
Don Juan
KIFO
Jasmine
Tyrese

HUGE thanks to the the fine folks at Ruins. Specifically bartender Jimbo, sound dude Nick & promoter Matt!

And lastly, but never leastly, thanks to ALL WHO CAME to support the launch of our creative collaborative love-child & share in this googily, loving, laughing, lasting night of poetry and music!

May the madness swirl your way! ’til next 1st Wednesday…

Johnny O

P.S. In case you missed the LIVE feeds, your eye can spy on the Swirl’n scenes that was right here…